Sierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center in Porterville, California - Dialysis Center

Sierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Porterville, California and it has 32 dialysis stations. It is located in Tulare county at 283 N. Pearson Drive, Porterville, CA, 93257. You can reach out to the office of Sierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center at (559) 791-3900. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Sierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 2007. The medicare id for this facility is 050261 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameSierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center
Location283 N. Pearson Drive, Porterville, California
No. of Dialysis Stations 32
Medicare ID050261
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


283 N. Pearson Drive, Porterville, California, 93257
(559) 791-3900

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.75%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.11%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).67%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).30%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).3%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.71%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.16%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.13%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).79%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).3%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 80%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.20%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).81%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).15%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).4%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data41
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL7
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 g/dL2

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center120
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21014
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center94
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center10
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.774
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at Sierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia140
Hypercalcemia patient months1207
Patients with Serumphosphor153
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL15

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 97
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 780
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment72
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer17

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary90
Hospitalization Rate in facility135.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit244
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit77.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Sierra View District Hospital Dialysis Center were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility27.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.6